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I found that the simple routine of rinsing Tibbe with water only from my cupped hand & not a glass or vetetable spray helped calm him down tremendously. It takes longer but he just lost all his fear once I started doing that. Plus, I don't feed his insecurity by any human talking throughout the bath. I just let my hands gently calm him as I wash & rinse. Occasionally, I will place my face against his if something spooks him, such as getting a bit of water in his nose. Now, he just quietly stands during his bath, breathing normally & actually comes to me when I say "bath time!" to him. He went from figting & freaking out to actually enjoying his bath. My Scotty and my Jilly both hated baths but using my new calming methods & rinsing with only water in my cupped hands, Tibbe learned to relax & enjoy. And that makes it a breeze for me now. I used to stress at bathtime too, as my dogs seemed to hate it so.